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#495e2a color: Obscure Olive

#495e2a is rgb(73, 94, 42) in RGB and oklch(45.163% 0.08082 127.525) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

45.2%
0.081
128°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #495e2a

#495e2a is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 45.2% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Obscure Olive (#4a5d23). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #495e2a mixed with white

  1. 495e2a
  2. 596d3f
  3. 6a7c53
  4. 7b8c67
  5. 8d9c7c
  6. 9fac91
  7. b2bca6
  8. c5ccbc
  9. d8ddd2
  10. ebeee8

Darker: #495e2a mixed with black

  1. 495e2a
  2. 3e5123
  3. 34441c
  4. 2a3716
  5. 202b10
  6. 171f0a
  7. 0e1405
  8. 060a02
  9. 020301
  10. 000000

Calmer: #495e2a with less saturation

  1. 495e2a
  2. 4a5d2f
  3. 4c5d34
  4. 4d5c39
  5. 4e5b3e
  6. 4f5a42
  7. 515946
  8. 52584a
  9. 53584e
  10. 545752

Questions about #495e2a

What color is #495e2a?

#495e2a is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Obscure Olive. In RGB it is rgb(73, 94, 42), in HSL hsl(84.23, 38.24%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.163% 0.08082 127.525).

What colors go well with #495e2a?

The complementary color of #495e2a is #624979. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #625618 and #286344. The triadic partners are #2d5980 and #7b414d.

Is white or black text more readable on #495e2a?

White text reads better on #495e2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495e2a a warm or cool color?

#495e2a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 45.2% and its chroma 0.081.